Where does “Alcibiades” come from?

Alcibiades comes from Latin Alcibiades, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης, derived from ἀλκή meaning strength, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷey-.

Ancestry of “Alcibiades”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlcibiadēsan Athenian general
2Ancient GreekἈλκιβιάδης—
3Ancient Greekἀλκήprowess, force; defense, guard; battle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀλκή →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλκιβιάδης →